Campbell ready for the heat

Quarterback Jason Campbell said he’s excited about making his regular-season debut with the Raiders, and he is not feeling the effects of a sore wrist and stinger.

“Every year, the first game is always different, this year especially because I am with a new team,” he said. “There’s a lot of new faces on this team, and a lot of guys trying to establish what we’re going to be for the year.”

Campbell will be ready for the Nashville heat, as he was born and raised in Mississippi. He will remind teammates to hydrate.

“The last couple days of training camp, we had a couple of hot days,” he said. “People were wishing for a couple of 100-degree days, and I think we saw a couple. So we gotta go down there, and we’re wearing the jersey of color so that attracks more heat …

“I was born and raised in it. You walk outside and sit on the porch, start sweating and lose five pounds in the two minutes. The quickest way to get on Nutri System is to go Mississippi or Alabama and get in the heat, and you’ll drop pounds quickly.”

Campbell also got a chuckle when he was talking about new offensive coordinator Hue Jackson.

“He loves energy,” Campbell said. “He’s always running around, jumping around and I’m like, ‘What are you taking before practice?’ He always has energy. There’s never a dull moment on our practice field so he brings a lot of excitement to our offense and a lot of energy so that’s the same way we have to play. We have to play with a lot of energy.”